FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WOOD ROBERT L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Chemtura CORP [CEM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 199 BENSON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2008 (Street) MIDDLEBURY, CT US 06749 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/06/2008   P   200,000 A $ 1.563 (2) 735,000 (1) D   Common Stock               2,502.46 (3) I By Savings Plan (401k) Trust Common Stock               12,982.16 (4) I By Supplemental Savings Plan Common Stock 11/06/2008   P   100,000 A $ 1.5348 (5) 431,473 I (6) As Trustee for The Robert L. Wood Living Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WOOD ROBERT L 199 BENSON ROAD MIDDLEBURY, CT US 06749	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

Robert L. Wood		11/07/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Included in this amount are the following amounts previously reported on Form 4 as separate line items: 300,000 shares previously reported as attributable to Restricted Stock Account 2007-2009 LTIP, 110,000 shares previously reported as attributable to Restricted Stock Account (IV) 2006-2008 LTIP, and 125,000 shares previously reported as attributable to Restricted Stock Account 2008-2010 LTIP. Certain amounts attributable to the foregoing Restricted Stock Accounts are subject to vesting requirements and thus may not be distributed. Certain amounts attributable to Restricted Stock Account 2006-2008 LTIP have been included, even though they may have been reportable on Table II of prior Form 4 reports. In order to provide consistency in reporting, the Reporting Person is voluntarily reporting the entire amount of the grant on Table I even though the Reporting Person may be required to report on Table I only those amounts which have vested pursuant to the terms of the grant.
(2)	The price range for this transaction was from $1.53 to $1.59. The Reporting Person will provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3)	The Reporting Person has acquired 570.003 shares of common stock under the Chemtura Corporation Employee Savings Plan since the Reporting Person's last filing of a Form 4 report. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of October 31, 2008.
(4)	The Reporting Person has acquired 253.64 shares of common stock under the Chemtura Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan since the Reporting Person's last filing of a Form 4 report. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of October 31, 2008.
(5)	The price range for this transaction was from $1.515 to $1.56. The Reporting Person will provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(6)	Includes 331,473 shares which were previously reported as direct holdings by the Reporting Person and were and are held in The Robert L. Wood Living Trust as reported in column 7 of this report.

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